Hi Nox!
Sorry to hear you're having a few teething problems with your little one. In regards to "the witching hour" or the "5 o'clock grizzlies", we watch the Dunstan Langage DVD, which explains that if all the upper wind doesn't come out when you burp him, it then becomes lower wind and by the afternoon it has built up and is quite painful and the baby will grizzle and fuss until this clears.
We had this exact same problem with our son in the first few weeks and it was HORRIBLE!!! We gave him Infants friend to try and help until he was 1 month old, then we switched to Infacol, but the real secret to our success was burping him really thoroughly. Sometimes we'd burp for 1/2 an hour, but geez it was worth it! He's been great ever since. No grizzles or crying, just a happy little boy!
Babies cry because they're trying to tell you something or are tired, or in pain.
In regard to giving a dummy, we did from the first week and have had no issues. Caeleb had no issues with latching and a dummy was only given as a last resort, although now we know him, we know when he's just looking for comfort.
Newborn nappies are mysterious and irregular. In the beginning, we'd have a soiled nappy every other nappy. Then it went down to once a day, and now it's every 2 - 3 days. I have a friend who's little girl only goes once a week!!! But, it's all NORMAL!!! So don't worry.
I hope this was helpful.
Good luck!!!
Celsie. xoxox
p.s. - Just thought I'd add... Caeleb sleeps SO much better since giving him a dummy, because he was able to suck and give himself comfort and puts himself back to sleep, rather than waking and looking for us to comfort him. I have a friend who didn't give her son a dummy till his was 6 weeks and now he won't take one at all! So now when he wants a little comfort, she has to jiggle him around and sing to him for ages (rather than popping his dummy in and giving him a big cuddle) which after a while and being a Mum of 3 kids, can become very draining!!!
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